Design Examples of Steel and Steel-Concrete Composite Bridges - Finite Element Analysis and Design of Steel and Steel-Concrete Composite Bridges - page 462

4.6.3.33 Design of Joint J 7
Joint J 7 (see Figure 4.218 ) can be designed using the same M27 high-strength
pretensioned bolts as follows.
Number of Bolts for the Vertical Member D 1
N D ðÞ¼

F Ed 6203 9

206 ¼ 30

:

F s , ult ¼

: 1 bolts, taken as 32 bolts (16 bolts in each side

acting in double shear)

Number of Bolts for the Vertical Member V 2
N V ðÞ¼

F Ed
F s , ult ¼

1878 6

103 ¼ 18

:

: 2 bolts, taken as 20 bolts (10 bolts in each side

acting in single shear)

2 Flange plate = 260×34
Web plate = 392×24

JointJ 7

2 Flange plates = 260×30
2 Web plate = 300×20

260 mm

360 mm

260 mm

360 mm

360 mm

2 Flange plate = 260×20
Web plate = 320×10

Cover plate = 500×10
2 Web plate = 400×10
Lower flange plate = 360×10

360 mm

V 6

360 mm

D 1

D 2

L 1 L 2

400 mm

400 mm

500 mm

500 mm

350 mm

Cover plate = 500×20
2 Web plate = 400×20
Lower flange plate = 360×20

400 mm

400 mm

500 mm